Long Shot

Against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk up some finance as they hunt for cash, cast and ‘name director’ Sam Fuller to shoot their Aberdeen-set oil-boom adventure ‘Gulf and Western’. Along the way, they encounter a plethora of filmmaking luminaries including Wim Wenders, Stephen Frears, John Boorman, Bill Forsyth and Alan Bennett.

Director: Maurice Hatton

Cast: Charles Gormley, Neville Smith, Anne Zelda, David Stone, Suzanne Danielle, Ron Taylor, Wim Wenders, Stephen Frears

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.